29.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Steiglitz · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Steiglitz
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Steiglitz volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out in a place where few people provide unpaid childcare or housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.8% of people helping out, which is 16 percentage points higher than both the state and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas. Only 14% care for children unpaid and 12.3% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are well below the Victorian figures.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Steiglitz [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22356/steiglitz/topic/community